Where does “panday-bato” come from?

panday-bato (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog panday, from Malay pandai, from Old Javanese paṇḍe, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit पण्डित, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

panday-bato (Tagalog): stonemason; bricklayer

Definitions

  1. stonemason; bricklayer

Ancestry of “panday-bato”, step by step

panday-bato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog panday

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpandayswordmaker; blacksmith
2Malaypandaiclever, intelligent
3Old Javanesepaṇḍeblacksmith
4Maharastri Prakrit𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅a wise man
5Sanskritपण्डितlearned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in,...
6Sanskrit-इतforms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with
7Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Tagalog bato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbatostone; kidney; gallstone
2Proto-Philippine*batustone substance; small piece of stone
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
4Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós